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S1 | GenGND Conversation with Nikayla Jefferson
S1 | GenGND Conversation with Nikayla Jefferson
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32 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2020
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What is it like to spend your whole life in California, only to have the state you love more deeply than anything turn into a hellscape of wildfire?Meet 23-year-old Sunrise Movement activist and writer Nikayla Jefferson. In this episode, she describes her life growing up in San Diego, experiencing the rise of wildfires, and how she found her voice in activism and writing.Support GenGND: https://www.patreon.com/generationgnd
Released:
Oct 6, 2020
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Podcast episode
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